Title:
Way off the road : discovering the peculiar charms of small-town America / Bill Geist.
ISBN:
9780767922722
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Broadway Books, [2007]
©2007
Physical Description:
xi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Standstill parade: Whalan, Minnesota -- The flying paperboy: Loyalton, California -- Prairie dog suckers: Cortez, Colorado -- The church of the holy BBQ: Huntsville, Texas -- Frozen dead guy: Nederland, Colorado -- [Flying there] -- The land of lost luggage!: Scottsboro, Alabama -- Red rails in the sunset: Hanlontown, Iowa -- The home of the range: Greenwood, Mississippi -- The alien highway: Rachel, Nevada -- Bombsville: McAlester, Oklahoma -- Illegal porch furniture: Wilson, North Carolina -- [Staying there] -- The cow photographer: New Glarus, Wisconsin -- Population: Elsie: Monowi, Nebraska -- Figure 8 school bus racing: Bithlo, Florida -- Mike the headless chicken: Fruita, Colorado -- The mule train mailman: Supai, Arizona -- [Eating there] -- Roadkill, the man, and other gourmands: Outside of town, Kansas -- The tourist harvest: Olney, Illinois (et al.) -- Silver surfer: San Onofre, California -- The museum of towing: Chattanooga, Tennessee -- Boat church and other outdoor sports sects: Syracuse, Indiana (et al.) -- Flamingos in paradise: Celebration, Florida -- [Driving there] -- Whores and Windex: Pahrump, Nevada -- Moonburgers: Moonshine, Illinois -- Watermelon capital of the world: Luling, Texas -- The nation's icebox: International Falls, Minnesota -- The holy grail of roadside attractions: Cawker City, Kansas (et al.) -- The Napa Valley of cow chips: Beaver, Oklahoma.
Summary:
The author describes his 5,600-mile RV odyssey across America, along with the eccentric individuals, unusual places, and offbeat celebrations and events he encountered on his journey.
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Electronic Access:
Sample text http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2006100688-s.htmlTable of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip076/2006100688.html
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2006100688-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2006100688-d.html
OCLC Number:
ocm77485827
Availability:
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